The Week Junior US

Introducing The Week Junior! It’s filled with fascinating stories and facts, written to engage children and encourage them to explore and understand the world around them. Every week, The Week Junior reports on an array of topics from around the globe, including animals and nature, science and technology, as well as sports, books, movies, and more!

China launches Moon mission

The last space race

Major donation to museum in Brazil

Pulitzer Prizes announced

IT’S AN AMAZING WEEK FOR…

Anniversary of landmark court decision

About Thurgood Marshall

WORD OF THE WEEK

THE WEEK IN HISTORY

Boy Scouts to change name

Utah is ranked best US state

Tribute to nature photographer

Presidential Medals of Freedom awarded

THE WEEK’S SILLIEST HEADLINE

Around the world

Have emojis gone too far? • They make communication fast and easy, but will they take a toll on language?

Embracing creativity • Actor Dulé Hill celebrates artists working across the US in a new TV series.

Young athlete’s honor

Career win for referee

OVERHEARD

Farms can support migrating birds

Wildlife of Poyang Lake

PLACE OF THE WEEK • Block Island, Rhode Island

Nature earns rewards for its sounds

Good week / Bad week

Clay robber frog

“Why do some dogs have tails while other dogs don’t?” Aanshi, 8, California

A dazzling collection of treasures •  “The Met,” as it’s called, is the largest museum in North America.

Amazing art at the Met

Girl finds rare reptile fossil

Who was Mary Anning?

Scientists clone black-footed ferrets

Goodbye to a famed robot

A drone that saves lives on water

Pet power!

Big debut and exciting wins in MLB

Honoring a legend

THIS WEEK’S WINNERS…

Lacrosse player breaks scoring record

COACH OF THE WEEK

SPOTLIGHT ON…

Film about being yourself •  The music-filled comedy Thelma the Unicorn follows a singing pony who hides her identity as she pursues fame.

3 books about unicorns

Exhibit honors disabled artists

A Series of Unfortunate Events (Netflix)

THIS WEEK’S WATCH LIST

Explore the undersea world

PODCAST OF THE WEEK

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

GAME OF THE WEEK

Fortune Tellers

Lisa Greenwald • We spoke to the author of the Book of the Week.

The Fatal Error

4 books written by young people • The authors of these books were under age 18 when their work was published.

Grow a vegetable garden • You can enjoy foods you plant yourself with these simple steps.

Make candy flower cupcakes

CREATE A PLANT OR SEED LIBRARY

Puzzles

Ex–rodeo clown rounds up lost zebras

People leave the strangest things

No place like a gnome’s home

Diamonds for the price of a pizza

Editor’s note

Billion Oyster Project

Solving light pollution

EARTH HELPERS

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Teacher OF THE WEEK

How much of this week’s news can you remember?

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